Could you provide logs of those meetings, emails and telephone conversations to actually document the regional administrator's assertion?
Joe Barton
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Joe Barton is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Texas's 6th congressional district from 1985 to 2019. During his tenure, Barton served as the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, where he played a significant role in shaping energy policy and telecommunications legislation. He was known for his advocacy of fossil fuel interests and his support for deregulation in the energy sector.
There is a difference between voting to actually change or reduce an existing standard and voting to delay or slow down our at least review a proposed standard.
I have given you respectful requests almost every time you have appeared before the subcommittee or the full committee.
Do you consider an industry that is in compliance with EPA regulation to be a polluter?
Is it the goal of the EPA to get to zero emissions, i.e., basically shut down the U.S. economy?
The fact remains that unemployment stands at over 9 percent and doesn't appear to be budging.
Is it because the Affordable Care Act and the effect that its regulations are having on our Nation's employers?
The President came out of that meeting and said we saved $2 trillion for health care.
I would say of all the agencies we deal with, the FERC staff is probably the least politically motivated or impacted.





